Concerns over HSBC Asian business spin-off resurface at annual meeting

Little focus on chief executive Noel Quinn's surprise exit

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An HSBC bank branch in Hong Kong. The institution faces a critical juncture as it searches for a new CEO and potentially faces renewed pressure to split up. © Reuters

RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA and ECHO WONG, Nikkei staff writers

LONDON/HONG KONG -- Concerns by shareholders of an HSBC split with Asia resurfaced at the annual meeting on Friday after HSBC Chief Executive Noel Quinn's abrupt resignation this week.

One shareholder asked about the possibility of another attempt to spin off the Asian business of Europe's largest bank -- a question quickly dismissed by Chairman Mark Tucker.

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